Elderberry Field Day
Over 40 attendees gathered at The Cloverleaf Farm in Dixon, CA on September 17, 2019 to learn how California native blue elderberries (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea) can add value as a crop while also serving as a beneficial hedgerow plant and adding biodiversity to farms. An engaging line up of speakers shared their knowledge and experience around elderberry production, ecological benefits of hedgerows on farms, nutritional benefits of elderberries and ways of making elderberry value-added products. The afternoon included a walking tour of the elderberry hedgerow plantings alongside other California natives, and finished with elder-inspired refreshments using The Cloverleaf Farm’s elderberry syrup and Carmel Berry Company’s elderflower cordial.
Preliminary Project Results: Field Demonstration Trials and Nutritional Attributes
Nutritional Attributes of Elderberry Varieties (K. Uhl)
Elderberry Field Trial Results (K. Fyhrie)
Chris Lewis, CNPS
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Katie Reneker, Founder, Carmel Berry Company
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Sonja Brodt, UC SAREP
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Rachael Long, UCCE Farm Advisor
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Betsy Weiland, Elderberry Farms native Plant Nursery, American River Ranch
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Karie Fyhrie, Farmer, The Cloverleaf Farm
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Janiah McGill, Solano County Environmental Health Division
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Katie Uhl, PhD student, UC Davis Dept Food Science and Technology
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Prof. Alyson Mitchel, UC Davis
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